Coaley School
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Coaley C of E Primary School is a co-educational primary school for children aged between 4 and 11 years in the village of Coaley
in Gloucestershire
. There are around 70 pupils at the school.
to serve the village of Coaley
and the surrounding area. The school's original trust deed states that
(Controlled) Primary School", and as such reflects Christian practices and values, in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Deed. Whilst overall control is in the hands of the County Council, the Church retains the privilege of appointing certain Governors.
In 2008 the Ofsted inspection gave the school an overall "good" rating.
, and was supplemented with the addition of a temporary teaching block during the 1970s. In September 2002, an extension was added to the original Victorian building, providing two new classrooms, a Head Teacher's office and new toilet facilities. In 2009 a new library was added.
The School has a large playground and playing field bordered by a stream and nature area.
Coaley
Coaley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire roughly 4 miles from the town of Dursley, and 5 miles from the town of Stroud. The village drops from the edge of the Cotswold Hills, overlooked by Frocester Hill and Coaley Peak picnic site, towards the River Cam at Cam and Cambridge and...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. There are around 70 pupils at the school.
History
Though there was a school in existence in the village as early as 1839, the buildings on the current site were not constructed until 1864, when a suitable site was donated by Lord Fitzhardinge, a member of the Berkeley Family of Berkeley CastleBerkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK . The castle's origins date back to the 11th century and it has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.The castle has remained within the Berkeley family since they reconstructed it in the...
to serve the village of Coaley
Coaley
Coaley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire roughly 4 miles from the town of Dursley, and 5 miles from the town of Stroud. The village drops from the edge of the Cotswold Hills, overlooked by Frocester Hill and Coaley Peak picnic site, towards the River Cam at Cam and Cambridge and...
and the surrounding area. The school's original trust deed states that
The original school building was extended in 1873, when a classroom was built at the rear to accommodate the infants, and this was further extended in 1898.
"the said premises and all buildings thereon erected...to be forever...used as...a school for the education of children...of labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes in the Parish of Coaley."
Organisation
The school is a "Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
(Controlled) Primary School", and as such reflects Christian practices and values, in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Deed. Whilst overall control is in the hands of the County Council, the Church retains the privilege of appointing certain Governors.
Performance
In its 2005 inspection, Ofsted gave the school's a "good" rating and recognised that it provides "good value for money". The school was recognised as having "above average" standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening at Year 2 level and "above average" standards in English, mathematics and science in Year 6.In 2008 the Ofsted inspection gave the school an overall "good" rating.
Facilities
The original school was entirely housed in the Victorian school building which faces onto The Street in CoaleyCoaley
Coaley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire roughly 4 miles from the town of Dursley, and 5 miles from the town of Stroud. The village drops from the edge of the Cotswold Hills, overlooked by Frocester Hill and Coaley Peak picnic site, towards the River Cam at Cam and Cambridge and...
, and was supplemented with the addition of a temporary teaching block during the 1970s. In September 2002, an extension was added to the original Victorian building, providing two new classrooms, a Head Teacher's office and new toilet facilities. In 2009 a new library was added.
The School has a large playground and playing field bordered by a stream and nature area.